Park Board Member Quits To Run For Trustee

NEW LENOX — Park Board Vice President Patrick Flynn resigned Tuesday to concentrate on his campaign for village office.

Flynn, who is a candidate for a two-year term on the New Lenox Village Board in the April 1 election, said he expects his race with opponent Paul Weinert to be "heated and time-consuming."

Flynn's resignation will become effective March 1.

The Park District has gone through a period of intense growth and development, he noted.

"We have done many wonderful things," he said, most notably the planning and completion of the Sanctuary Golf Course on Marley Road and the development of new parks and athletic fields.

"I am proud and happy to have been a part of this historic era," he said.

During his four-year tenure on the board, Flynn also served as president. He came under fire from Native Americans who had opposed building a golf course on land where Native American remains had been excavated by archeologists.